NEW LEGISLATION REQUIRES WHOOPING COUGH VACCINATION FOR 2011/12

Para Espanol: Whooping Cough Spanish NEW LEGISLATION REQUIRES WHOOPING COUGH VACCINATION BOOSTER

EFFECTIVE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 2011/12 SCHOOL YEAR

Whooping cough (pertussis) has been widespread in California. Many students have had to miss school because they were sick.  To help protect your children and others from whooping cough, a new California law now requires students to be vaccinated against whooping cough.

For the 2011/12 school year only, all students entering 7^th through 12^th grades will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster shot (Tdap) before starting school.

Thereafter, in future school years, only students entering 7^th grade will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster shot (Tdap) before starting school.

By law, students who do not have proof of receiving a Tdap booster shot will not be able to start school until proof is provided to the school. (The tetanus-diphtheria booster shot, Td, will not meet the requirement.)  A large number of students need a Tdap shot between now and the start of school next year. Make an appointment with your child’s doctor or clinic for your child to get a Tdap booster shot now. Avoid the back-to-school rush. Getting the adolescent whooping cough shot now will not only help protect your child against the ongoing threat of whooping cough but will also meet the new school requirement.

Bring your proof of immunization to the Guidance Office as soon as possible. Be sure to keep the written proof of your child’s Tdap booster shot in a safe place. Your child will need to provide proof of immunization in order to start school.

Please open flyer for additonal information: Whooping Cough Flyer: English Whooping Cough Flyer : Spanish

La Vista High School will be having our WASC accreditation visit in March from the 21st to the 23.  We are looking for parent volunteers to serve on a parent focus group for this accreditation visit.  Please contact Mrs. Layana @ 714-447-7827 to volunteer and more information.

March 16th from 3:30 to 5:00 in the library.

All prospective students MUST attend this meeting with a parent or guardian.  Parents, please be prepared to fill out standard enrollment paperwork.  Students, please be prepared to take a reading test.

English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) will be meeting February 7th at 3:30 in the library. 

CSUF Math Professor

Dr. Armando Martinez -Cruz will be speaking about College,

Motivation and his experiences.